437  
CDUS43 KLOT 262152  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
452 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1905 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 70 10:42 AM 81 1907 51 19 58  
MINIMUM 41 5:31 AM 5 1960 32 9 27  
AVERAGE 56 41 15 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 1.38 1916 0.08 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.85 1.94 0.91 2.64  
SINCE MAR 1 2.85 1.94 0.91 2.64  
SINCE JAN 1 3.79 5.17 -1.38 3.89  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.2 1928 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 6.8 4.5 2.3 4.2  
SINCE MAR 1 6.8 4.5 2.3 4.2  
SINCE JUL 1 30.8 35.8 -5.0 17.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 9 24 -15 22  
MONTH TO DATE 602 747 -145 622  
SINCE MAR 1 602 747 -145 622  
SINCE JUL 1 5426 5675 -249 5217  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 47 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 79 1945  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 2 1965  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 26 2026.........SUNRISE 6:49 AM CDT SUNSET 7:16 PM CDT  
MARCH 27 2026.........SUNRISE 6:47 AM CDT SUNSET 7:17 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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